June 2007 - Posts
Another study (just love those research people) now shows that kids gain more weight during the summer than they do during the school year. Does this mean that we can't blame school cafeteria food? Now it appears that kids are gaining more weight under
Read More...
It's all over the news that a study based on the I.Q. scores of Norwegian men proves that the oldest child in the family has a slightly higher I.Q. score than his younger siblings. This gives brothers and sisters new grist for the arguing mill. This study
Read More...
My six year old grandson drew this picture on his dry erase board. He told me that it was a scarecrow. I absolutely love it and told him I was going to put it on my blog. Children's art is so much fun. Maybe there should be more places where kids can
Read More...
Students at Kilmer Middle School have to be very careful about how they interact with their peers. Even giving each other a high five can land them in the principal's office. "You get into shades of gray," Kilmer Principal Deborah Hernandez said. "The
Read More...
Go out there and be prepared to be disappointed! That's my take on the graduation speech given by author Barbara Ehrenreich to the 2007 graduating class of a respected liberal arts college. She was direct and honest with a group of promising students
Read More...
Why is that when people decide you are a little bit old they think it is okay to talk down to you and call you sweetie? Was that a run on sentence? I hope so! It needs to be a yelling run on question. I drove through a take out place (see above picture)
Read More...
Students are frequently finding themselves under microscopes during testing time. Leaving their backpacks in front of the room and raising both arms so the teachers can check for hidden notes are just some of the ways students can prove they are not cheating.
Read More...
Life can just grab you up and send you for a ride with no warning. A man's wheelchair got caught in the grille of an 18 wheeler, and the driver pushed the man four miles without realizing that he was there. Startled motorists called in on their cell phones
Read More...
The five Galesburg High School students who were denied their diplomas due to cheering from the crowd now have their diplomas. (Students and parents had signed contracts stating that they would not make noise when the students walked across the stage.)
Read More...
Five students didn't receive their diplomas because of cheers from the crowd as they walked across the stage in Galesburg, Illinois. Rules are rules, I guess, but this seems a bit excessive to me. About a month before the May 27 ceremony, Galesburg High
Read More...
I found this old class picture and wondered if any of my classmates might recognize themselves. Actually, my sister and I were going through a box of old paper dolls that we had made when we were kids. We drew them ourselves. I know that is hard to believe
Read More...